State v. Shanahan

WERNICK, Justice.

Defendant Edward J. Shanahan was indicted, under 17-A M.R.S.A. § 201(1)(A), 1 for the murder of his wife, Teresa Shana-han. Tried before a jury in the Superior Court (Cumberland County) defendant was found guilty of manslaughter, 17-A M.R. S.A. § 203(1)(A). 2 Defendant has appealed from the judgment of conviction, asserting many claims of reversible error. We have considered all of defendant’s points, and, denying the appeal, we deem it of benefit to give extended discussion to three of the issues raised: (1) whether certain extra-judicial inculpatory statements made by…